Judge orders parents away from daughter

To her, Mom and Dad are stalkers who tracked calls and keystrokes

3:48 PM,
Dec. 26, 2012

Aubrey Ireland, 21, performed at an April show at the Kenwood Country Club. She was doing well while her parents insisted she was engaing in risky behavior that forced them to monitor her and threaten to have her evaluated for mental issues. A judge ruled the 21-year-old could live as she wished and ordered her parents to stay away from her.

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Aubrey Ireland had so much going for her. A senior in the prestigious College-Conservatory of Music, she had supportive parents who wanted her to excel in her music and acting career, so much so that they paid her tuition to University of Cincinnati even though she was offered full scholarships to other schools.

That relationship, though, devolved to the point where the 21-year-old senior sought and won, in an unusual court case, a stalking order against her parents.

"It's just been really embarrassing and upsetting to have my parents come to my university when I'm a grown adult and just ...